こんごうづえ

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of こんごうづえ – see the following entry.
金剛杖
[noun] (Buddhism) a square- or octagonal-sided walking stick used by practitioners of 修験道 (Shugendō) or pilgrims
[noun] (Buddhism) a vajra (ritual club) possessed by a yaksha
(This term, こんごうづえ (kongōzue), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)